MONTREAL -- The Montreal Alouettes released troubled running back Lawrence Phillips on Thursday.

"Lawrence Phillips did not meet the minimum behavioural standards expected from the Montreal Alouettes Football Club and has been released by the organization," the team said in a brief statement.

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OK, so where's left for him now? Montreal's two back-up running backs already signed elsewhere, so this has to be more significant than the club is acknowledging.

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